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Enhancing the Rigor of Grounded Theory

Incorporating Reflexivity and Relationality

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ID5454662
AuthorsWendy A Hall (0000-0002-3816-2908, University of British Columbia School of Nursing), Peter Callery (0000-0002-9082-8084, University of Manchester)
Year2001
Volume11
Issue2
Pages257-272
Publication date2001-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/104973201129119082
PMID11221119
OpenAlexW2157350681
LanguageEN
Citations received67
References cited27

Some proponents of the grounded theory method appear to treat interview and participant observation data as though they mirror informants' realities. Others claim that grounded theory incorporates reflexivity. It is claimed in this article that the principal texts on grounded theory do not attend to the effects of interactions between researchers and participants in interview and participant observation contexts. Descriptions of the effects of interactions on interview data and attention to relationships between interviewers and interviewees are necessary for attending to the rigor of grounded theory findings. Therefore, it is argued that reflexivity and relationality, which are defined as attending to the effects of researcher-participant interactions on the construction of data and to power and trust relationships between researchers and participants, should be incorporated into grounded theory

Constructivist grounded theory · Epistemology · Grounded theory · Participant observation · Qualitative research · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology · Social Science and Policy Research

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